Ngoni language
E1588379
UNEXPLORED
The Ngoni language is a Bantu language spoken by the Ngoni people of southeastern Africa, particularly in Malawi and neighboring regions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ngoni language canonical | 3 |
| Ngoni language (Tanzania) | 1 |
| Ngoni language (varieties related to Nguni languages) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23476674 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ngoni language Context triple: [Tonga language (Malawi), neighboringLanguage, Ngoni language]
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A.
Ndoni language
The Ndoni language is a lesser-known Igboid language spoken by the Ndoni people in parts of southern Nigeria.
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B.
Sanglechi language
The Sanglechi language is an Eastern Iranian language spoken by a small community in the Sanglech Valley region of Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
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C.
Ngomba language
Ngomba is a Bamileke language spoken in western Cameroon, belonging to the Grassfields branch of the Southern Bantoid languages.
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D.
Nyagbo language
The Nyagbo language is a Niger-Congo language spoken by the Nyagbo people in the Volta Region of Ghana, closely related to other Ghana–Togo Mountain languages.
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E.
Nsenga language
The Nsenga language is a Bantu language spoken primarily in Zambia and neighboring regions, closely related to other languages of the area such as Tumbuka and Chewa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ngoni language Target entity description: The Ngoni language is a Bantu language spoken by the Ngoni people of southeastern Africa, particularly in Malawi and neighboring regions.
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A.
Ndoni language
The Ndoni language is a lesser-known Igboid language spoken by the Ndoni people in parts of southern Nigeria.
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B.
Sanglechi language
The Sanglechi language is an Eastern Iranian language spoken by a small community in the Sanglech Valley region of Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
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C.
Ngomba language
Ngomba is a Bamileke language spoken in western Cameroon, belonging to the Grassfields branch of the Southern Bantoid languages.
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D.
Nyagbo language
The Nyagbo language is a Niger-Congo language spoken by the Nyagbo people in the Volta Region of Ghana, closely related to other Ghana–Togo Mountain languages.
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E.
Nsenga language
The Nsenga language is a Bantu language spoken primarily in Zambia and neighboring regions, closely related to other languages of the area such as Tumbuka and Chewa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.